EliYah:
- Usually, our first caller is already on the line at this time, and certainly is today, and his name is Brother Curtis. Shabbat Shalom.
Curtis:
- Aholiab, joyful servant, joyful soldier, hopeful, hopeful, hopefulness. Yeah, I guess it is Curtis.
EliYah:
- Oh, yeah.
Curtis:
- I can't escape it.
EliYah:
- You have many, many names.
Curtis:
- My momma gave me that. Throughout the week, I just come into the chat room, occasionally, and whatever. I guess it has something to do with however I feel and what's going on that day, whether I feel like a faithful servant, or a hopeful soldier, or a faithful soldier. It depends on those kind of things of what I type in.
EliYah:
- And what is Aholiab?
Curtis:
- Aholiab, that's an actual person from Israel who had something to do with building the temple. He was a metalworker, apparently. He was a construction guy. So I can relate a little bit to that, and I just liked the name. And when I was reading one day, I thought, you know what?
- That's kind of something I think Yahweh is doing with me, because, well, we were talking about it this morning. I'm really a--really, the gifts that I have all are conducive to facilitating, and that's kind of one of my parts of the body that I see Yahweh has me in.
- I'm not really a leader or a counselor or any of that. I'm just kind of a facilitator, and that's why I do well. That's what I realized, when I was teaching other people's children full time in the system--not of the system, but in it.
- And I was really questioning and asking why and why none of it, that I had a gift of teaching younger ones, because at that age, that stage in life, you need a facilitator. But once you get to be an adult, Yahweh is your facilitator.
- It's up to you and Him then, but as a child, we are as little children. We need facilitators leaning in His direction.
- We still need that as an adult. That's part of what He talks about, as little children. But still, we're--me, personally, I'm not that good at teaching adults, and I'm pretty good at facilitating children in academics, as related to the truth and all that.
- But anyway, that's--Aholiab, I saw as kind of a good Hebrew name for me, because I'm still trying to facilitate the kingdom coming closer together and seeking Him, His kingdom, and His righteousness first, and wanting to be closer together.
- And so it's kind of like a construction deal, construction project.
EliYah:
- I got ya, building the body of Messiah, uplifting the building.
Curtis:
- HalleluYah. Being a part and--yeah, yeah.
EliYah:
- Excellent.
Curtis:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- All right, so do you have a song or scripture reading?
Curtis:
- Yeah, we did. Well, I had one little verse that came to my mind during your study, and I think my wife is--did you find it? Yeah, okay. While I was tuning up the fiddle, she was looking up the verse. Hold on one second.
- [shofar blast]
Curtis & group:
- Praise Yahweh!
Curtis:
- HalleluYah!
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Curtis:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom.
Curtis:
- The verse that came to my mind was diverse. Someone might say you have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I shall show you my faith by my works. Or belief--either way. I just feel like faith, because belief and faith might be a little different, but belief in Yahweh is faith.
- Yeah. So, I mean, it just came to my mind, when people are talking about works and law and stuff like that, and how it's been fulfilled and done away with and all that kind of stuff.
- It just reminds me of that. Okay, so fine. You say you have faith, and you say you're saved and whatever, but still, I'm going to do all I can do that Yahweh tells me and follow Him, and I think you'll see my salvation in my life.
- And I hear your salvation in your words. So I don't know. It's just what comes to my mind is that following the commandments is just following Him, and it's showing your salvation, and your faith, and belief and dedication by your life.
- And we will be judged by our works, as well as our words.
EliYah:
- Amein.
Curtis:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- Show me your faith without your works; I'll show you my faith by my works, James said.
Curtis:
- Absolutely.
EliYah:
- And they're not independent of each other. They're interconnected.
Curtis:
- Absolutely.
EliYah:
- You just can't have with another. In fact, Hebraically, the word "believe"--and actually Hebrew itself is a very active, action kind of language. It's full of verbs, and almost every Hebrew word has a root in a verb, a three-letter root verb.
- And so it's a very active language, and the expectation was when somebody believes, there's action to go with it, not just a recognition that Elohim was one, because even the demons believe that and tremble.
Curtis:
- Yep.
EliYah:
- So it's more than just a basic acknowledgement. It's a belief that is backed up by trusting, by obeying, and doing the things which Yahweh commands. That's just, if our faith is genuine, that will naturally come out of it.
- The same way Yahushua lives in us. And if that's true, then He will live out His life in us. And we say it's no longer we who live. It's Messiah lives in us. But to say it and then to let Him manifest His life through us is two different things. And so let Him do it, and He will.
Curtis:
- Absolutely, yeah.
EliYah:
- We just need to seek it and always remain at a point where we're willing to learn.
Curtis:
- Yep. Yeah, and as a friend of mine said last week, it always comes right back to Messiah, and the challenge is really knowing Him, knowing Him personally, because that's what we're called to do. We're called to be filled and follow.
- And unless you know--and in the written word, you can see--but in your heart, it's all written on your heart, as well, if you've given your life to Him. And it's all about Him filling you, and following, and doing as He does today.
- And as they'll many times tell you, "Well, He hasn't changed." This just boggles my mind. He's once now and forever, and as they say, "God never changes."
- I'm going, "Well, Yahweh doesn't. You're exactly right." So those statements don't make sense. Well, that's done away with, but Yahweh never changes. [laughs] Did you hear what you just said?
- But the challenge is in Messiah, being filled and following, and obedience, and it's just a beautiful thing, once we get over ourselves, once we get over ourselves.
EliYah:
- Yes, that's the real problem. Our walk with Yahweh is not, as one guy put it--which I really liked the way he put it--our walk with Yahweh is not a self improvement program. It is a self death program. Self is the problem.
- And as soon as self gets out of the way, then Yahushua can live His life out in us. And it's very true.
Curtis:
- HalleluYah.
EliYah:
- We need to be out of ourselves and not be thinking of ourselves at every point, but be willing to suffer, as Yahushua did for us.
Curtis:
- Yeah. Yep, it's the personal, personal, personal touch. Gotta have it.
EliYah:
- Amein.
Curtis:
- Yeah. Well, I think my other half here is going to lift our voices, yeah? Okay.
EliYah:
- Sounds good.
Maggie Lu:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom to you.
- [Music by Tucker Family: "You Are My Hiding Place"]
EliYah:
- Amein!
Curtis:
- Takes a little concentration there with those little rounds. [laughs] Especially if you're the second one to come in. [laughs]
EliYah:
- All right, brother.
Curtis:
- HalleluYah. We love you all.
EliYah:
- Love you guys. Blessings and...
Curtis:
- Everybody pray.
EliYah:
- Shalom to your home.
Curtis:
- Yes, Yahweh bless you all. Shalom. Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shalom. Brother Curtis from the state of Florida. He's usually our first caller. The phone line is open, if you'd like to give us a call. Once again, the phone numbers: 417-683-3575 or toll free 866-435-4924. I'd like to hear from you, either a comment or a question.
Q. There was a question that came through the room about the mixing of clothing and so on. What was meant by that?
EliYah:
- And that's something that pastors like to bring up as one of the things about Yahweh's law they find ridiculous, and antiquated, and old, and something that they might even mock and say, "Why would this make any difference?"
- But anything that Yahweh utters with His voice, we should seek to live by. We should seek to live by every word that proceeds out of His mouth.
- And there's nothing wrong with discussing that. It's a part of the scriptures. And so it is not really clear to us, sometimes, what it means. And so there's nothing wrong with us trying to find out what it means.
- And if it's in the scriptures, it's important. It may not be at the top of Yahweh's priority list, but it's there. And we can, I do believe--I don't believe Yahushua came to show us we can't keep the law. I believe He showed us how to keep the law, so that we would let Him live in us, so that we would be able to keep the law, because apart from Him, we can't.
- And so there's nothing wrong with discussing these things. My opinion on that is it's better to be safe and not wear any clothing that has mixed threads; however, it's probable, it seems, that that is referring to the mixing of animal and plant fibers together in the same garment. For instance, linen and wool.
- And so I think that may be something that Yahweh did not want mixing together. And so nothing wrong with following that commandment. That's one of the many commands Yahweh gave, and we don't always understand the reason for it.
- I did have a person suggest to me about a year or two ago that linen garments put off some kind of a resonance or something that's supposed to make you healthy or something. I've heard. I don't know.
- Yahweh has His reasons. So anyway, I think that was all the questions that came in. If there was another--let me see if I can find any. Yeah, that was all the questions that came in. So if you have other questions, feel free to ask them in the room, and I'll be glad to get to those.
- In the meantime, while we're waiting for this call--well, it looks like we're ready for a call now. I believe we have--look like it might have been, quite possibly, Laura Fagan is calling in. Is this Laura?
Laura:
- Yes, sir, it is.
EliYah:
- All right. Shabbat Shalom. How are you doing?
Laura:
- Better than what I was last Shabbat.
EliYah:
- Glad to hear that!
Laura:
- Yeah. I'm tired, but I'm better. My nephew wants to say Shabbat. I think he does. He's running around the house yelling Shabbat Shalom! [laughs] He wanted to say it on the phone, but he just won't come to the phone, so...
EliYah:
- How old is he?
Laura:
- He's four now. He was so happy to be able to come here. And then when he got here, of course--I guess he got started with my sister Kristin. He acts like he doesn't want to be--'cause she does it with him, she makes him sit down. She doesn't let him run around or anything.
EliYah:
- Okay.
Laura:
- But I just wanted to call and tell everyone Shabbat Shalom, and Jasmine wanted to tell everyone hi, also. Here's Jasmine.
EliYah:
- All right, sounds good.
Jasmine:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom, Jasmine. How are you?
Jasmine:
- Fine.
EliYah:
- Are you enjoying your Shabbat?
Jasmine:
- Yes.
EliYah:
- Getting lots of rest?
Jasmine:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- Yeah?
Jasmine:
- Uh-huh.
EliYah:
- And you're praising Yahweh? Do you have a song for us today?
Jasmine:
- No, Jasmine wanted to say Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Okay, well, Shabbat Shalom to you, too.
Jasmine:
- Shabbat Shalom. Well, hold on. Here's my mom.
EliYah:
- All right.
Marie:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom, Marie. How are you doing?
Marie:
- I've got a hurt toe, a hurt back. [laughs] A hurt a lot of other things.
EliYah:
- I heard you were in pain a lot, she said last week.
Marie:
- I fell down on the ice on the steps.
EliYah:
- Huh?
Marie:
- I fell on the steps.
EliYah:
- Oh, okay.
Marie:
- We're supposed to have a bad storm here, too. I don't know if the kids today want to say Shabbat Shalom to everybody.
EliYah:
- All right.
Marie:
- Say hi. Say hi.
EliYah:
- Are you there?
Marie:
- He's not going to say anything. He was going through the house saying it awhile ago. Hold on, I'll see if he'll say it. Say Shabbat Shalom to everybody. Okay, this is your last chance. Say it.
Little boy:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom.
Little boy:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- All right. Are you there?
Little boy:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- Well, Shabbat Shalom to you. How are you doing?
Little boy:
- [inaudible]
EliYah:
- Do you love Yahweh?
Little boy:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- Oh, yes. We love Yahweh, too. We do.
Little boy:
- [inaudible]
EliYah:
- Do you love His Sabbath?
Little boy:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- Yes, we love Yahweh's Sabbath, too. Isn't that a wonderful day?
Little boy:
- Yeah.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah!
- HalleluYah. HalleluYah.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah. Very good!
- Praise Yahweh.
EliYah:
- Praise Yahweh.
Marie:
- We'll see y'all later.
EliYah:
- Huh?
Marie:
- I said we'll see y'all later. I hope we ain't gonna have another tornado come. It looks like [inaudible].
EliYah:
- All right.
Marie:
- Y'all having a storm, too?
EliYah:
- Yeah, we had some pretty serious wind come through here that knocked our internet connection out.
Marie:
- This is getting all black and blue in the sky. It's coming this direction.
EliYah:
- Mm-hm.
Marie:
- But anyway, whatever happens, happens. Yahweh's will, right?
EliYah:
- Yeah, and He'll protect you.
Marie:
- All right, y'all take care. Bye.
EliYah:
- Yahweh bless you, too. Shalom. Marie Fagans from Arkansas. She survived a tornado in her hometown, which at the time was Stuttgart, I think, Arkansas.
- She sent me a photo of the wall cloud that came in, and it was quite an amazing picture. But anyway, our telephone lines are open once again. If you'd like to call in, our telephone number, 417-683-3575 or toll free 866-435-4924.
- An easy way to remember the toll free number is 866-4EliYah. All right. There was a question that came in the room.
Q. Why do you think so many people don't actually read the scriptures, if they physically, intellectually can?
EliYah:
- Well, I guess their lack of interest, you know, and they don't find it interesting enough to hear what our Creator has to say to us. And so they don't read it.
- They'll pay people to read it for them and pay them quite well, give them a house and a car to drive, and little parsonages. They'd rather use the money they make to pay others to read the Bible for them and tell them what it means, rather than take the time and study and seek after Elohim with all their heart.
- But Yahweh's Word says that we are to seek Him with all of our hearts, Jeremiah 29:13:
Jeremiah 29:13 - And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.- HalleluYah! And there's also a whole lot of distractions out there today and other things to do with your time. They find more interesting, the millions of dollars worth of programming that people put on the television--the movies and the books that are involved and everything.
Sadie:
- Shabbat Shalom!
EliYah:
- How are you doing?
Sadie:
- How is everybody? I'm doing great! How are you guys doing?
EliYah:
- Oh, we're doing fine, hanging in there. Yahweh is bringing us through some trials, but we're hanging in there.
Sadie:
- Yes, we know. I mean, we know the feeling. [laughs]
EliYah:
- Yeah.
Sadie:
- Yahweh is definitely reviving His people, and He's wanting them to learn things. And as hard as it is sometimes, He gives us strength to get through it all. And praise Yah that we have the ability to praise Him every day and to sing unto Him every day and be thankful for what it is that He does for us.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Sadie:
- And Gabe and I, and Shiloh, and the little one in the womb, we're doing really good. We're actually staying here with my parents again, so we're back in the AbiYah and Selah house.
EliYah:
- Okay.
Sadie:
- Yahweh is truly, truly doing something. Sometimes what we think is Yahweh's will for us, and we try to walk in it, is not Yahweh's will, because it's our own flesh wanting it to be His will. And Gabe and I, we're truly learning in some really awesome trials--even though I hate saying it that way.
- But we're learning what it is to truly rely on the heavenly Father for our lives, and for our children, and it's been one heck of a ride, and I'm so excited that every day it's new, and it becomes new. And His mercies are new every morning.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Sadie:
- But we're thankful, and we wanted to sing a song for you guys. I actually want to dedicate this to not just the young married couples, but to all the married couples, but also to all of us that desire to have a one-on-one intimate love relationship with our heavenly Father, because it's so important that we establish that in our lives first and foremost.
- Because in that, we can love our spouses better. And this is also for my brother and his fiancé. He will be married by the end of this month--or by the end of January. And this is also for Curtis, because he was asking for it today.
EliYah:
- Okay.
Sadie:
- I've change the words a little bit, because I want everybody to grasp the intimacy with our Yahweh.
EliYah:
- Amein.
Sadie:
- And who He is in our lives, and what He can be, and what He wants to establish in a relationship in our lives. And so this is called "The Promise."
EliYah:
- Sounds good.
Sadie:
- So my mom is going to hold the phone real quick for me. So hold on one second.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
- [Music by Sadie: "The Promise"]
EliYah:
- Amein.
Sadie:
- HalleluYah!
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Sadie:
- We love you guys, and we just want everybody to know out there listening on the internet that we love you guys, and that our prayer is for all you guys to have a blessed and peaceful rest of Shabbat today, and for the rest of this year and the beginning of the new year here in a few months.
- And so we love you guys all, and we just want to send our love and especially Brother Tom, to you and your family and your beautiful children.
- We watched the Sukkot video last night, and we were shrieking with joy. [laughs] Especially Gabe and I, seeing everybody's face, seeing Chad, Tahar, Yohanan. Curtis and that beard, brother, I just want to give you a big hug. [laughs]
EliYah:
- Well, we sure missed you.
Sadie:
- Oh, we miss you guys, too. And just know that we send our love to everybody out there. Have a blessed Shabbat.
EliYah:
- Thank you.
Sadie:
- We love you guys.
EliYah:
- Yahweh bless you and keep you and watch you in all your ways.
Sadie:
- Yes, halleluYah.
EliYah:
- And give you His shalom. HalleluYah.
Sadie:
- HalleluYah! Shabbat Shalom, everyone!
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom to you. Always an encouraging phone call from Sister Sadie. HalleluYah. Her joy is catching, isn't it? You just hear it. Her love for Yahweh is catching, too, isn't it? HalleluYah! And what a beautiful voice to go with it.
- And the start of a beautiful family--they're now having their second child very soon. Blessed be Yahweh. The first one was named Shiloh. And I like that name, a very beautiful name.
- And at this time, our phone line is--looks like somebody just called in. If you'd like to call afterward, once again, telephone number 417-683-3575 or 866-435-4924. And I believe we have Brenda on the line. Shabbat Shalom to you.
Brenda:
- Shabbat Shalom to you, Brother EliYah. I have two questions I would like to ask you.
EliYah:
- Okay.
Brenda:
- This morning I was listening at the broadcast, and you said is the law Jewish? So is it Jewish or not Jewish?
EliYah:
- Well, the law is Jewish in the sense that it's pretty much only the Jews who believe and are following it. And so in that sense, Jew-like, even though they've added all kinds of things on top of the law.
- But in another sense, is the law Jewish in the sense that Yahweh only wanted Jewish people to keep the law? No. All along, He wanted not just Israel to observe His commandments, but He said one law shall be for you and for the stranger.
- And Isaiah 56, if you look at that particular section of scripture, it becomes very, very clear that all along Yahweh wanted the foreigners to grab ahold of His Sabbath and covenants and serve Him.
- In fact, that's one of the reasons why He sent Yahushua to be the King and to be the Messiah, was to draw all men to Himself and to His commandments, including the Gentiles.
- He said in Isaiah 56:
Isaiah 56:1 - Thus saith YAHWEH, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
Isaiah 56:2 - Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
Isaiah 56:3 - Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to YAHWEH, speak, saying, YAHWEH hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Isaiah 56:4 - For thus saith YAHWEH unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
Isaiah 56:5 - Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 56:6 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to YAHWEH, to serve him, and to love the name of YAHWEH, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isaiah 56:7 - Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.- Yahushua actually quoted that portion of scripture. So it was always Yahweh's will from the very beginning that other nations will be drawn to Him through Israel. Yahweh is definitely--He didn't just create Jews. He created all humans.
Brenda:
- Okay.
EliYah:
- And He started with the family of Abraham, and through him, He would reach all nations.
Brenda:
- Okay. And my other question is, I know we are born natural. We are humans. Are we supposed to celebrate our birthdays? Or is that something that's manmade. Will you explain it to me, please?
EliYah:
- On the birthday celebrations, I'm definitely against the wearing of the pointy witch hats, and the lighting of candles on a cake, and blowing out and making a wish. And a lot of the customs that we see today in birthday celebrations, I don't believe that Yahweh would be pleased with.
- But just to recognize and give thanks to Yahweh for our birth, the time that we were born, another year has passed, I certainly think there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, you look in the book of Job, chapter 1, Job was considered to be a blameless man and upright in all his ways.
- He feared Elohim. He shunned evil. And each of his children had a feast on their birthdays. And Job said, "Well, I'm going to make an offering on their birthdays, just because it might be my sons have sinned and cursed Elohim in their hearts."
Brenda:
- Okay.
EliYah:
- And so if he was concerned that they may have done something wrong in their hearts, you'd think if they were keeping their birthdays not being wrong in some way, that he would have said, "Well, I need to make this offering, because it's wrong for them to keep their birthday."
- So I can't find anything wrong specifically with remembering that time of year when we have had another year on the earth.
- However, I would say that our birthdays, according to Caesar's calendar, which is what we're basically following today, the 12-month, 365-day a year calendar that we pretty much inherited from our former generations, that calendar does not accurately give us our birthday.
- We have to follow Yahweh's calendar, which He established in the scriptures, I think would be more appropriate.
Brenda:
- Okay.
EliYah:
- All right. Did that answer your question?
Brenda:
- Yes, you did. And thank you.
EliYah:
- Very well. Well, thanks for calling in. Anything else?
Brenda:
- No, that's it today.
EliYah:
- All right.
Brenda:
- Yahweh bless you. Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Yahweh bless you, too. Shalom. A couple of good questions there for all of us to consider. I recognize some people don't agree with me on the birthday point. But they were killed on those days, not because they were sinning in some way, but because--well, we read the story.
- Satan came to Job--or Satan came to Yahweh and said, "Does Job only serve you for nothing? He's protected and has all things going well with him. Touch all he has, and he will curse you to your face."
- Which never happened, but it was an accusation on the part of Satan, and that's why they were killed--not because they were remembering the day that Yahweh gave them life and being thankful to Him for that.
- But as far as celebrating, getting all the candles and cakes and whatever, I'm not into that. But remembering, obviously--we had to know the age of different men on the earth. They kept track. They did keep track of people's ages. So anyway, if you'd like to call in--once more, it looks like the phone line is taken, but just in case you missed the phone number, 417-683-3575, 866-435-4924.
- And going back to the phone here, I believe we have one of our favorite callers of all time, Sister Finella and all her wonderful questions.
Finella:
- [laughs] Shabbat Shalom, Brother EliYah.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom to you. We're going to have to get together with you sometime during a feast or something, and just have a big round table about 30 yards in diameter, and just talk about whatever questions that we could all come up with. That would be great.
Finella:
- I only have two today. It's been like a little while that I've had them.
EliYah:
- Sounds good.
Finella:
- I missed about two call-ins. I think one time you just played music.
EliYah:
- Yeah.
Finella:
- And then the other time, I think just when I thought about calling, I think you said that was the last call, so I think that was a sign I was supposed to just not bombard you with all these questions.
EliYah:
- No, I love it! I love it. You know, I've learned more by people asking me questions than my own studies. People email me, and they say what about that, or what about this?
Finella:
- Right.
EliYah:
- That gets me into the Bible.
Finella:
- Yeah, there's so much to think about. Once you have that brain going, it's like a machine. The train just keeps going.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Finella:
- I came up with these two, and I would like to hear your view on it. Do you think it is our call to decide if the plug should be pulled on someone's life because the doctors say the patient is brain dead?
EliYah:
- Mm-hm.
Finella:
- What do you think?
EliYah:
- Boy, you always give me the hard questions.
Finella:
- [laughs]
EliYah:
- You know, I have to say that if you're not viable without man, with his electric machinery keeping you alive, then it's in Yahweh's hands, as far as whether He allows you to continue to live. He's the one that holds our breath of life, and He can, even if we pull the plug, He can stop it.
- So, myself, if I was basically a vegetable with a machine attached to me for 30 years, I think that would be unfair, and I wouldn't be of any use at all, whatsoever. So I would want--I don't need machines to keep me alive for 30 years. Just let me be put in Yahweh's hands.
- That's a pretty safe place to be, in Yahweh's hands. And at the same time, I see the point of those who say, "We ought to do our part and spare someone from death." And so in certain circumstances, it may be appropriate to use breathing machines or whatever.
- But there are a lot of people who have some misgivings about the medical profession overall. I'm one of them. It does bother me. I don't like the idea of taking drugs or things like that.
- I have a dislike for--I know the doctors are forced to, in order to get their medical license, in many cases, forced to swear an oath to five different gods--it's called a Hippocratic Oath--that they are going to do this and do that.
- A lot of the underpinnings of the medical profession raise alarm bells in my mind. But at the same time, if I've got a broken arm or something like that, I find no problem with finding somebody who happens to know a lot about the human body, and getting fixed up.
Finella:
- Right, because there are a lot of natural remedies that we can use.
EliYah:
- Right. But if we're in a situation where I can't even breathe on my own for the next 20 years, then I don't think it would be murder to just unplug me from a machine or something. I don't think Yahweh would view that as murder.
- But at the same time, it's one of those ethical questions that nobody had to ask until recent technology. And so the scriptures are not really clear on it, except we're to deliver those that are drawn toward death.
- Hopefully, the person themselves has made a request of what to do, in case that does happen.
Finella:
- Mm-hm. Okay. And then the other one that I had was does there ever come a time when, because of the emotional pain or financial drain that a disobedient child or lawless family member causes repeatedly, that you have to eventually use what is called tough love?
- I don't know if you need me to break that down some more. You understand what I said, right?
EliYah:
- Well, it depends on the situation. Every situation would be different. Our goal always is to bring that person to a place where their life is in submission to Yahweh. And let's say we have a child who is just consistently showing a pattern of disrespect, disobedience, hatred, wreaking havoc.
- And we're sitting here providing for their food, and their shelter, and clothing, and whatnot, and enabling that kind of lifestyle where they're walking in rebellious, willful sin on a daily basis.
- Then you've got to ask yourself as to whether what we're doing is being helpful. They're not listening to anything that we're saying. And so since the goal is to bring that person to a place of humbleness before Yahweh, that may be an appropriate option to just say, "Well, if you're not willing to live under the rules of the household, then maybe you need to create your own."
- And give it over to Yahweh. And Yahweh is able to do a lot more than people want to give Him credit for. We are just supposed to be vessels. We can't be the Holy Spirit, telling--convicting people.
- At some point, someone has to come under their own convictions and find their own path to Yahweh for them to see the things that they're doing. We don't want to create a dependency either spiritually, physically, emotionally, whatever, create totally dependent children that rely on us until the time we pass away.
- We want to create independent children who are able to be viable on their own and ultimately enter into their own relationship with their heavenly Father.
Finella:
- Right. But we're supposed to manifest the love of Yahweh. So I'm saying you don't want people taking advantage of you either. So I'm saying, because they know we are supposed to be His people and demonstrate the love--you can't be taken advantage of, right?
EliYah:
- Well, I mean, in one sense, we're kind of called to that, that when others take advantage of us, that we bear it as Yahushua, basically, was taken advantage of on a number of occasions.
- So we can't totally resist that. But we always have to ask ourselves, "What is most helpful for the other person? What can I do?" Leave self out of it and just say, "What is the best thing that I can do for that other person to encourage them to be closer to Yahweh?"
- Sometimes that question will be, "Well, I should continue to bear this for awhile." And sometimes the answer would be to let them go and to find their path to Him.
- I've helped people, provided money for people for this and for that, and it became clear, over time, that you just keep throwing money at it, it's not solving the problem. And so the issue is not that they need more money; the issue is they have deeper root problems that have to be addressed.
- So there's a line there where you find yourself in, that you say, "Okay, what is actually helpful for this person? To continue dependency and keep throwing money at it? Or to help them to find their provision from Yahweh?"
- Not every situation, necessarily, is going to be the same. But the goal is not thinking about self and what we're going through, but to think about what's expedient for the other person.
Finella:
- Okay. All right. I must say, though, besides those two questions, I am enjoying your October issue of the Sacred Name Broadcaster. You recorded that one where you went back in time, and you had some of the prophetic trends that you wrote.
EliYah:
- I'm not the author of that magazine.
Finella:
- Oh, you're not? Oh, I thought you were.
EliYah:
- No.
Finella:
- Okay.
EliYah:
- That is put out by a fellow named Jacob O. Meyer, and I think he started in the 1960s or something. But they're a very exclusive group, and they don't have any associations, generally, with any other groups.
Finella:
- I see.
EliYah:
- But I'm not a part of his group, organization, in any way, shape, or form. He does have some good materials, but I'm not really for the way he does certain things.
Finella:
- So you don't agree with some of the things that he has?
EliYah:
- Oh, no. Like I said, I agree with many of the things he teaches regarding the keeping of the Sabbath and calling on Yahweh's name and different things. But the organizational aspect of it, to where we're the only ones saved kind of mentality and unless you're part of our group, you're not part of His people kind of mentality.
- I don't know if they come out and say that, but they certainly--if you come to their group in Bethel, they're going to check you at the door and ask if you come from any other assemblies or whatever, and basically decide whether you're allowed to come in or not.
Finella:
- Oh, really?
EliYah:
- Yeah, they'll question you. But they're a very private group, even though they do a lot of outreach, which is good. There's aspects of it that myself and a lot of other believers are concerned about that they're involved in.
Finella:
- Okay.
EliYah:
- Yeah.
Finella:
- All right. Well, thanks again, and Shabbat Shalom to the brethren.
EliYah:
- Thank you. Shabbat Shalom to you, as well.
Finella:
- Okay, thanks again.
EliYah:
- Bye-bye.
Finella:
- Bye-bye.
EliYah:
- Call from Finella. Yeah, I'm not part of any assembly, organization, or anything along those lines. I don't have a comfort level with starting another sect, or denomination, or group, or organization.
- I like the freedom of being able to seek the truth and not have this statement of doctrine that I have to cleave to. Let the scriptures be my statement of doctrine and leave it at that.
- I think that's the way--it's better for now, because we're in a time of learning.
- And if we were to--let's say we started some kind of an assembly, an organization, a group. First of all, what happens is there's a huge tendency to focus on building up the group.
- I got this mailing in here this week from a particular group. And even though they call themselves nondenominational, they spend a lot of time patting themselves on the back, exalting the group, exalting individuals in the group.
- And I can't find it within myself to go that direction and to treat the assembly of Yahweh as almost like a business or something that you have to advertise. I don't know. There's just some things that rub me the wrong way.
- And then there's the fundraising aspect. You have to always be constantly anxious about money coming in. Yes, I'm sort of a freelancer trying to find Yahweh's ways, and I'll just stay that way. I've not ever been a part of a denomination or even been a member of any church or organization--except whatever one Yahushua is trying to build.
- I'm pretty sure that He probably has people in all forms of all different kinds of denominations.
- I don't want the restriction of, if I change something that I believe, then the whole organization goes down the tubes, to have that fear.
- Because that's exactly what we have in Christianity is--one of the reasons why they don't accept the truth is because if they were, the entire denomination--for instance, if you were to go to the Assembly of God denomination and start telling them to keep the Sabbath day.
- And let's supposed that they changed, and they were going to keep the Sabbath day, the entire organization would basically fall.
- That's what would happen.
- So they're afraid. They don't want that to happen. And so they would not want to accept truth. When your job--you're not a skilled worker--your job is to be a pastor, and you're getting paid, and you've got your house, and you've got your car and everything you own.
- Your entire livelihood is centered around you being the pastor of this church. It doesn't bode well for being motivated to changing anything that you may be convicted to change. Your entire livelihood is at stake. You have to go out and start flipping hamburgers or something for a living, if you start keeping the Sabbath.
- And even that, you can't work on the Sabbath, so anyway... I'm digressing here. But that is something I want to avoid. I don't want to be in that situation.
- Brother Yahosef, Shabbat Shalom, brother.
Yahosef:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- How are you doing?
Yahosef:
- Okay. I'm feeling well. So I thought I would sing a song.
EliYah:
- Sounds good.
- [Music by Brother Yahosef: "Bless Yahweh"]
Yahosef:
- HalleluYah!
EliYah:
- HalleluYah!
Yahosef:
- I love you, Yahweh!
EliYah:
- Thank you, brother. Blessed be Yahweh.
Yahosef:
- Shabbat Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shabbat Shalom. Amein! I like that boldness. May Yahweh be magnified. HalleluYah. And I think we've got time for one more phone call, if you'd like to call in. Once more, telephone number 417-683-3575 or toll free 866-435-4924. It looks like we do have a phone call at this moment.
- All right. I think I'll wait for that. But anyway, let's see if there are any other questions that came in. It does not appear that there was. But I do believe we have Brother Bill on line one. Shabbat Shalom, brother.
Bill:
- Shabbat Shalom. How are you?
EliYah:
- I'm doing great. How are you doing?
Bill:
- I'm blessed as I can be. I haven't called in forever, so I thought I would.
EliYah:
- Well I tell you what. When I'm doing a broadcast, it's just always great. You know that?
Bill:
- That's it. [laughs]
EliYah:
- I enjoy it.
Bill:
- We are blessed, indeed.
EliYah:
- Blessed to be free.
Bill:
- Blessed to be free.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Bill:
- Got the whole family standing right here around us, got Cameron up here, and Chandler, and Alexis, and Luke, and Melissa, and baby on the way.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah. And when is the baby due?
Bill:
- The baby is due end of May, maybe first part of June.
EliYah:
- Great.
Bill:
- And who knows? Maybe twins.
EliYah:
- Oh, wow. That would be great.
Bill:
- We're going to do it all at home, maybe even unassisted. It's going to be exciting.
EliYah:
- Two for one special. [laughter] HalleluYah.
Bill:
- That's it. And we just wanted to call in and tell everybody we love them. And we're looking forward to the spring and getting together. This time we're going to plan on getting up that way.
EliYah:
- Oh, good. Glad to hear that.
Bill:
- Yeah. And we were listening, and we know that a lot of folks out there are struggling and having a hard time, and facing a lot of trials. Folks are going through a lot of things.
- We don't--I'm not a Sadie or a Curtis, but we're going to sing a song that this kind of puts faith back in folks. Can Cameron is going to help me and as many as I can get to chime in here.
- If you go to Isaiah 54:17, it says, "No weapon fashioned against us will prevail." We're going to take one, and we're going to change a couple of words around, and it's called "The Battle Belongs to Yahweh." We're going to share that with you guys.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Bill:
- All right, you guys, you ready? All right, here we go.
- [Music by Bill and Family: "The Battle Belongs to Yahweh"]
EliYah:
Bill:
- All right, man.
EliYah:
- Excellent, brother. Thank you.
Bill:
- Well, you guys take courage. We love you all, can't wait to see you in the spring. And we might have to take some lessons from Curtis and Maggie Lu, and have some people standing by wherever Yahweh calls us to gather together.
EliYah:
- I'll tell you what. You guys did a great job, and you sounded really good.
Bill:
- [laughs] Well, we love you guys and can't wait to hear the rest of that lesson next week. Brother EliYah, that was good stuff.
EliYah:
- Amein!
Bill:
- You just keep up the ministry and keep up that battle. And just remember, when we're on Yahweh's side, and we do keep Yahweh's will, no matter how hard, no matter what gets thrown up against us...
EliYah:
- Thank you, brother.
Bill:
- Just give Him your heart.
EliYah:
- Amein.
Bill:
- We love y'all.
EliYah:
- We love you guys, too.
Bill:
- Shalom.
EliYah:
- Shalom. HalleluYah. We all need encouragement, don't we? Blessed be Yahweh. I think Brother Brandon wanted to call in. If you want to do that, Brother, feel free to do so. Give us a call at the toll free number or the regular number.
- You said you wanted to ask live. That would be fine. We'll make an exception for you. In the meantime, we're going to find a song here from the library. This next song is--what is her name? I can't remember for some reason.
- [Music: "Faithful to the End"]
EliYah:
- And may Yahweh make that true of all of us: faithful to the end. Shabbat Shalom, Brother Brandon. How are you doing?
Brandon:
- Doing good. How about you?
EliYah:
- Doing well. And you had a question?
Brandon:
- Yes, I do. Actually, first and foremost, I wanted to present the question in the way of 2 Timothy 3:15.
EliYah:
- Mm-hm.
Brandon:
- 3:15-17.
EliYah:
- About all scripture.
Brandon:
- Yeah. To make sure that's known.
EliYah:
- Yeah. You'll want to turn down your volume on the computer there, because there's a delay in the audio.
Brandon:
- I appreciate that. Didn't know it. Yeah, I just want to make sure that so nobody gets twisted on why I'm asking, that they have no misconceptions or anything like that.
EliYah:
- I understand.
Brandon:
- I'm presenting this in that spirit. Also, to contend earnestly for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints.
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
Brandon:
- But my question is concerning 2 Corinthians 3:1-11. After much study, I've found there are people that use this scripture to sow an abolishment of the Ten Commandments, or the law in general. So I was just kind of wondering what your view is.
- Are these people taking this out of context? How do we go about finding that truth that's there? Because it's always there in scripture.
EliYah:
- Yeah. Well, it comes down to us understanding properly what he's saying and how that fits what the rest of scripture--I actually had a study written on this chapter, and I'll post the link into the main room, so you can look at it in more detail.
- But we do have to recognize that the ministry or Moshe and the ministry of Yahushua are two different ministries, in the sense that the giving of the Torah and the giving of the law, it only shows us what condition we are in.
- And it shows us--because it shows us the right way to live, it's demonstrating to everyone that we are all under condemnation. And so in that sense, to us, it is a ministry of death.
- The commandment was given. It was given to ordain life and bring life, but that which was intended to bring life brought death, because we did not keep those commandments.
- And so the ministry of the letters, the ministry written and engraved on stones had a certain amount of glory to it, but it was a ministry of death, because it was so glorious that, without some kind of redemption, we are going to be condemned.
- And so the glory of that ministry pales in comparison to the ministry of Messiah, through the Spirit of Yahweh. The ministry of condemnation had a certain glory, but the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory, in verse 9. Why?
- Because it's one thing to say this is the right way to live. Live by it, and you will have eternal life. It's another thing, even more glorious, to redeem those who were ordained to be condemned and give them the righteousness they need to receive that eternal life.
- And so it's the glory that's passing away, which is a ministry of death and condemnation, not Yahweh's standard of righteousness. The condemnation is passing away, because we're made righteousness in Yahushua--not because He took away the standard He wants us to live by, but because the condemnation is passing away.
- Death is passing away. So the entirety of Moshe's ministry had to do with the giving of the commandments. It's His standard of righteousness, so and so just knowing His standard does not justify us.
- His standard only condemns us. The law cannot die on a tree for our sins. It can only show us our sins. And so that has a differing amount of glory than the glory that brings us righteousness and gives us salvation.
- None of that has to do with any suggestion whatsoever anywhere in that chapter that the commandments themselves are no longer valid today, but has to do with the ministry of fulfilling its purpose, which was to lead us to Messiah. And the greater glory is that we receive salvation.
- Now, that section in verse 14, where it says that their minds were blinded, because until this day, the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament. The veil is taken away in Messiah.
- Well, the same veil remained on the hardened hearts, that veil lying on our hearts, to those who read the Torah without accepting Yahushua. It should not remain, because the condemnation would cease. You don't need to have that veil. That law is so righteous and holy and good that the glory of it was overwhelming.
- They had to put the veil on his face. But if the people would soften their hard hearts, believe in Messiah, that veil would be removed, and we could look at the Torah without fear of an overpowering condemnation.
- Instead, we can look at the Torah and find, okay, I have not kept this. Praise Yahweh for Yahushua, who was brought to me to redeem me from my sin. But this is the right way He wants us to live.
- But for those who don't receive Messiah, their heart is hardened. They don't want to receive that. That veil is there. That veil is taken away when we are in Messiah, and we have a certain amount of liberty in that we don't have to wonder are we going to be condemned.
- And we are being transformed from glory to glory, in verse 18, with an unveiled face, because we look in the mirror at the glory of Yahweh. Why? Because Yahushua lives in us. He is the expressed image of Yahweh's glory, the brightness of His glory.
- And so when we look in the mirror at the glory of Yahweh, we see the lesser glory of Yahweh in the ministry of condemnation, which was the light, the Word revealing our sin to us. And the greater glory of Yahweh is the righteousness we receive in Yahushua.
- And so we are being transformed. As we find things in the scriptures we are failing in, we come to Yahushua in repentance. We turn away from that sin, and we are being transformed to the greater glory of giving us the righteousness we need to be saved.
- And so the Word convicts us of our sins, but Yahushua redeems us from our sins.
- That's the basic summary of that chapter. Again, you can look at EliYah.com/2Cor3.html. 2Cor--I'm getting tongue-tied here--2Cor3.html. I did post that in the room.
Brandon:
- I appreciate that. Really, I had one more quick one, referring back to 2 Corinthians 3:11.
EliYah:
- Yeah.
Brandon:
- When one looks at the word, which it says, "that which is done away," and then you look in Strong's for "done away," you actually come to 2673. And I'm not really sure how to pronounce that, but it's kartargeo. It says to mean entirely idle, render entirely idle. So when people use this as a context of abolishing, they're actually taking this and twisting this, as well. Correct?
EliYah:
- I'm not really sure what you're asking. Say it again.
Brandon:
- If one looks at 2 Corinthians 3:11, it says, "If that which is done away with was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious." If one looks at the Greek, the original, and "done away," one looks and sees it is Strong's G2673. It's to be rendered entirely idle, useless.
- So when people use this as an example that the law has been rendered entirely idle, useless, and abolished--because that is one of the words under the Strong's Concordance, if one looks it up. They're actually taking this and twisting this, as well, correct?
EliYah:
- It's interesting you mention that word "katargeo."
Brandon:
- Sorry, I didn't know how to pronounce that.
EliYah:
- That's okay. Because that same word is used in Romans 3:31, which says:
Romans 3:31 - Do we then make void the law through faith? By no means! Yea, we establish the law.- And that word "void" is katargeo. And so then you go back to this verse, verse 11 of 2 Corinthians 3. If that's referring to Yahweh's law being done away, then that would contradict Romans 3:11. So it's not--did I say Romans 3:11? Romans 3:31, which said, "Do we make katargeo the law through faith? Elohim forbid.
Brandon:
- Yes.
EliYah:
- But we're thankful that Yahushua is transforming us from the former glory, which is the ministry of condemnation, to the greater glory, which is the ministry of righteousness.
- But none of that means the law itself is katargeo, but the ministry of death is katargeo. It is made void, because we are redeemed from death through our Savior, Yahushua.
Brandon:
- I appreciate it very much. Thank you. That helps clear it up a whole, whole, whole lot.
EliYah:
- Good, glad to hear that. And you can read more about it on that link I gave you earlier. And it's good to hear from you.
Brandon:
- You, too. And Shabbat Shalom to all.
EliYah:
- And Shabbat Shalom to you all. Brother Brandon from the chat room. Good to hear from him. Good question. I actually considered doing a full study on that and sharing it in the chat line.
- And, actually, currently working on a study on the new covenant. And it's going to be a multi-part study, where we're going to examine all the promises of the new covenant.
- After all, we're supposed to be a people who are ministers of the new covenant, right? And that's actually mentioned there in 2 Corinthians 3, where Paul says we are ministers of the new covenant.
- And a lot of churches today will say, "Well, we're a new testament church." And so it's a good idea to have an idea what that covenant is really all about, isn't it, to make sure we've got it right? And so I'm working on that as my next study.
- It may be a month or more before I actually share it, but usually it takes me a long time to write one, because I try to let scripture--I just put a bunch of scriptures in it, and try to let Yahweh's Word be the teacher, more so than me.
- And so I know, when Yahweh's Word is what's being spoken, then it'll be the seed that gets planted, and we'll do the work, and He gets the glory. HalleluYah!
- All right, I think we'll go ahead and take your prayer requests at this time, and we're going to go ahead and share another song from the library, this time a Hebrew song, which we love to share often, "Ram Vinisa HaMashiach, High and Lifted Up Is Messiah."
- [Music: "Ram Vinisa HaMashiach, High and Lifted Up Is Messiah"]
EliYah:
- HalleluYah. Here in my heart is Mashiach, high and lifted up is Mashiach. Blessed be the name of Yahweh. And there was a question that came through. We are continuing to take prayer requests, by the way. If you have any, feel free to share them in the room, and we'll offer prayer together at the close of today's broadcast.
Q. Somebody asked, is it wrong to use the word "Adonai," I presume in reference to Yahweh. I feel it's okay, as long as you continue to use Yahweh and Yahushua in the right context. Adonai would be used, just as we might say Father or Abba.
- The word "Adonai" comes from the word family in Hebrew related to the the meaning "Master." Adon, means master and it's used in the scriptures numerous times in reference to Yahweh, and so we can't say it's a wrong thing to say. It's in the Bible itself.
- So nobody, I don't think, can honestly say that it's wrong to do that. You would have to condemn the Bible in order to say it's wrong. You'd have to say that the scriptures themselves are wrong. And so we become a judge of the law, rather than a doer of it, if we were to say that.
- However, the use of that word or any word in reference to Yahweh, while replacing His name--for instance, instead of reading in the Scriptures where it says, "I am Yahweh; that is my name. My glory I will not give to another."
- Instead, we decided that we were going to say, "I am Adonai, that is my name. My glory I will not give to another." That's where we go into a changing of the scriptures, and we start pulling the name of our heavenly Father out of the Bible and making Adonai the replacement thereof.
- That's where I think Yahweh would not be pleased is if we were to make an effort to change His Word. And, yes, there's nothing wrong with calling Him Adon, Adonay, Adonai. Those all mean master or my master. But to use that word or any other word in place of the name Yahweh, that is where we have to draw the line.
- So I would say yes and no. Yes, it's okay to use it as a title. A replacement for His name, no. I wouldn't think that would be proper or right for us to do.
- Okay, I think that was the only question that came through. Our next song I'd like to share, this is an old song from the library called "Springs in the Desert."
- [Music: "Springs in the Desert," "I Love You, Father," "Yom Kippur"]
EliYah:
- HalleluYah.
- [Music: "Lead Me to the River of Your Healing Waters"]
EliYah:
- May Yahweh cover you, fill you with His Ruach HaKodesh, as you go once more into the work week and the remainder of this Shabbat. It's always a blessing to be with you all. We certainly love every one of you and look forward to another broadcast next week.
- Meanwhile, Shabbat Shalom and blessings to your homes.
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